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ArticleShipping industry lost US$5.2bn in 2011
Vessel overcapacity and weak east-west growth offset 6.5 per cent traffic growth in the global container shipping industry
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ArticleMorrisons gives away shopping in January deals
Morrisons is kicking off the year with three ways to make the weekly shopping budget go further as one in three say they will have no money by the end of the month.
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ArticleRotterdam registers slight yearly growth
Throughput at Dutch port grows by 0.8 per cent, with containers in particular performing well
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ArticleContainer record broken at Antwerp
Freight throughput increases at Belgian port in 2011, boosted by the largest container volumes on record
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ArticleDansk Supermarked hires Per Bank
Tesco executive board member Bank will replace Erling Jensen on 1 April this year
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ArticleRecord Pink Lady sales in UK
Over 3m cartons of the fruit were sold in 2011, the result of a successful marketing and PR campaign
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ArticleDEFRA shadow secretary backs AD
More investment must go towards paying for solar and anaerobic digestion projects in farming rather than to “sexier” manufacturing industries such as car production, the shadow secretary of state for the environment, food and rural affairs has said.
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ArticlePhilippines trade buoyant after flooding
Major players in the Philippines' banana industry have escaped significant damage to their operations after recent heavy flooding
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ArticleGovernment joins fight against disease
The Philippines government is taking steps to protect the banana industry, which generates US$400m in export earnings annually, from Panama disease
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ArticleTalent pool
After 25 years, the fruits of the Management Development Services (MDS) scheme were clear for anyone to see as more than 50 former students gathered from over the years to celebrate the fresh produce postgraduate certificate’s anniversary. Elizabeth O’Keefe became an honorary graduate for the night
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AnalysisWhat's in store in 2012?
Full of ups and downs, last year proved to be a highly eventfulone for the fresh produce industry. So what’s on the cards for 2012? Lisa Kjellsson speaks to seven leading industry figures to find out
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AnalysisWhere’s the funding?
It’s a common question that abounds throughout fresh produce industry conferences and meetings. But is it as bad as some make out? Elizabeth O’Keefe looks at where funding is going in horticulture
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ArticleThe core of the issue
Waning purchase levels caused a decline in the top fruit category in the last year but the discounters still managed to achieve growth
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Packaging innovation out in force in January
Presentation still seems to hold sway in an industry where there are occasional flourishes to save packaging. Mixed
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Pledging to raise more issues on your behalf, challenge injustices and lobby government
The anticipation at the start of a new year is undiminished as we plough headlong into 2012. The madness of Christmas is over,
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AnalysisAnalysis: Unlocking the flavour
A new flavour analysis is promising big things for new product development in the fresh produce sector. Kathy Hammond finds out more
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The ‘value for money’ mantra will be trumpeted even louder in the year to come
Looking forward to the year ahead has always been a tradition, although you don’t need a crystal ball to see that 2012
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Analysis
Does the UK have an export opportunity?
Good to see Jim Paice kicking off the year with strong words of support for the British food production industry at the Oxford
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ArticlePaice urges producers to ‘set industry on fire’
Defra minister Jim Paice has called for the British fresh produce industry to “set farming on fire” by increasing productivity to meet the needs of a growing world population.
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ArticleJapan opens up to GM Hawaiian papaya
Japan has agreed to allow the import of genetically modified papaya from Hawaii